Thursday, December 16, 2010

Lately I've been suffering a terrific case of writer's block. It's not that the jail has suddenly gone calm and people have started to engage their brain before their mouth before calling us. I think it might be the holiday season in general. I've been trying to concentrate on planning time with friends and family on my off days and scheduling in precious sleep. Somehow my love of snow hasn't even made me super cheery this year.Maybe it's the fact that it's the first year I have to walk up to a headstone to tell my best friend Merry Christmas. They played "Blue Christmas" the other day and I cried like an idiot for ten minutes. This year I am less worried about finding everyone the perfect gift and more worried about giving everyone a hug. I am content to skip the holiday parties and sit on the couch with my friends and watch Christmas Vacation for the 30th time. 30th time this month.What can I say? I'm trying. There are angels among us, I just miss mine the most right now.

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I am a corrections officer working for a fairly large county sheriff's office. I am a certified police officer waiting for the next promotional exam for patrol.I also work part-time as a firefighter EMT. This is just my way of venting and sharing the comedy and tragedy of public safety.